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Preface IMAX partners with schools, supporting them with learning materials and processes that are all crafted to work together as an interconnected system to drive learning. Our books strive to ensure inclusiveness in terms of gender and diversity in representation, catering to the heterogeneous Indian classroom. IMAX presents the Traveller series, designed specifically to meet the requirements of the new curriculum released in November 2016 by the Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE). Guiding principles: The 2016 CISCE curriculum states the following as a few of its guiding principles for English language teaching:   Connecting learning to life in the outside world   Integrating English with other subjects across the curriculum   Using meaningful contexts to develop language as a whole   Making assessment for learning an integral part of the teaching-learning process   Ensuring active participation of children by using a variety of activities and tasks Each of these principles resonates with the spirit in which the IMAX textbooks, workbooks and teacher companion books have been designed. The IMAX team of pedagogy experts has carried out an intensive mapping exercise to create a framework based on the CISCE curriculum document. Key features of IMAX Traveller series:   B ooks for English are mapped to the assessment patterns of English-I and English-II in ICSE schools.  T he grammar concepts covered in English-I have a horizontal and vertical progression across the grades, providing a spiral of learning.  T he writing sections contain a wide variety of topics with a focus on process-based writing in higher grades.   T he English-II book also covers all the themes recommended by the CISCE curriculum across classes 1–5.   A hallmark of ICSE English is a wide representation of authors – Indian and foreign. The Traveller series includes pieces by writers such as Charles Dickens, Rabindranath Tagore, Sarojini Naidu, Oscar Wilde and Mark Twain among others.  V ocabulary building is a key focus area for IMAX. Pictures for word meanings are included in each lesson to help students with visual clues for new or difficult words. All in all, the Traveller series aims to generate greater engagement and enhance fluency in English communication, which spans all the four skills of Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. – The Authors

Textbook Features Warm Up About the Writer/Poet I Read Interesting questions to Brief introduction to the Literature piece (either arouse curiosity about the writer or poet prose, poetry or drama), lesson along with pictures for new/difficult words ? In-text Questions New Words Literature Comprehension Quick check of To practise contextual understanding meanings A variety of questions to ensure the comprehension of the lesson P VocabularyR I Feel I Speak Q Value-based questions Activities to cultivate To help build and based on the lesson that ask speaking skills enhance age-appropriate for opinions and judgement vocabulary Listen and Say Aloud Dictation Language Game P ronunciation practice Words from the lesson or Games to provide based on phonics, difficult sentences with commonly engagement with and words, tongue twisters and confused spellings for enhance fluency in the multi-syllabled words dictation practice language Listening Audio Connect the Dots A Note to Parent Captivating listening Questions that stimulate Constructive activities to audio pieces followed by interdisciplinary thinking be done at home along exercises by connecting English with with parents to reinforce other subjects learning

Contents 1 The Emperor’s New Clothes ............. Adventure and Imagination����������������������1 – Hans Christian Anderson 2 The Peaceful Warrior......................... Peace and Harmony�������������������������������10 3 Indian Weavers ................................. Our Country���������������������������������������������16 – Sarojini Naidu 4 The Man Who Never Lied ................. Art and Culture ���������������������������������������24 (an African folktale) 5 The Lady of the Forest ...................... Animals and Plants����������������������������������32 6 To Sleep ............................................. The World Around Us ������������������������������38 – William Wordsworth 7 Puppet Traditions of India ................ Media �����������������������������������������������������46 8 Adventures with the Fairies ................. Adventure and Imagination��������������������54 9 A Musical Journey ............................ The World Around Us�������������������������������60 – Manjula Shukla 10 The Great Race................................... Art and Culture ���������������������������������������68 11 Black Beauty....................................... Animals and Plants ���������������������������������79 – Anna Sewell 12 My Shadow ....................................... Self, Family, Home, Friends����������������������85 – Robert Louis Stevenson 13 The Herculean Task .......................... Art and Culture ���������������������������������������93 14 Beware of Mikhailovitch .................... Art and Culture �������������������������������������102 (Drama) 15 Going Downhill on a Bicycle ........... Physical Activities and Sports ���������������109 – Henry Charles Beeching 16 The Magical World of Science ........ Science and Technology ���������������������117 17 Robot with a Virus .............................. Science and Technology ���������������������126 18 Humpty Dumpty’s Song ................... Adventure and Imagination �����������������132 – Lewis Carroll Glossary���������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������143

1Lesson The Emperor’s New Clothes Adventure and Imagination Warm Up • Do you like wearing new clothes? When do you usually buy new clothes? • Do you know someone who changes clothes many times in a day? Why do you think they do this? About the Writer Hans Christian Anderson (1805–1875) was an author from Denmark. He was a writer of plays, novels and poems. However, he is best remembered for his fairy tales. A few of his most notable fairy tales are ‘The Ugly Duckling’, ‘Thumbelina’ and ‘The Little Mermaid’. Let us read a story about an emperor who loved wearing new clothes. I Read Once, there was an emperor who spent all his money on buying new clothes. One day, two men appeared at the emperor’s court. They said that emperor A Good Play 1

they were weavers and could ? What did the two weave the most beautiful men who appeared clothes that anybody had ever at the emperor’s seen. court say they were? weaver working ‘Not only that’, the weavers on a loom continued, ‘The clothes have a wonderful quality of becoming invisible to anyone who is unfit for his office or is unusually dull!’ ‘If I wore such clothes, I could easily find out all those who are unfit for invisible their offices’, thought the emperor. He paid a large amount of money to the weavers and ordered them to start the work immediately. The emperor wanted to wear his new clothes for a procession around his kingdom. The two weavers set up looms and procession pretended to be working very hard, pretended although there was nothing on the looms. The emperor was curious to know about the progress of the work, so he sent his old, faithful minister. The minister went to the room where the two imposters were working on the empty looms. minister ‘Good heavens!’ the old minister thought as he looked at the looms, ‘I cannot see anything.’ Then he thought to himself, ‘Is it possible that I am stupid or unfit for my office? I will never admit that I cannot see the cloth.’ ‘How do you like the patterns and the colour of the cloth?’ asked the weavers, as they pointed at the looms. ‘Oh! It is beautiful’, replied the old minister. ‘I will tell the design emperor how wonderful the design and the colours look.’ After some time, the emperor sent another officer. The officer also looked but saw nothing. He kept quiet and reported that it was excellent. Finally, the emperor, accompanied by a number of chosen men, went to meet the imposters. No one could see any cloth, but none would say so. ‘Isn’t the work magnificent?’ they all said. The whole night before the day of the procession, the two imposters sat up and pretended to work hard. They pretended to take the cloth off the loom. They made cuts in the air with huge scissors. 22

The next day, they asked the emperor to undress exclaimed and pretended to help him with one garment after another. ‘These are the trousers, here’s the coat, and this is the mantle. All of them are as light as a spider’s web. One would think that he had nothing on, but that’s what makes them so fine!’ mantle ?‘Oh, these clothes fit me so well!’ Who pointed out that the emperor exclaimed the emperor. had nothing on? T he emperor walked in the procession, and everyone cried out, ‘How beautiful are the emperor’s new clothes!’ But no one saw anything. ‘But he has nothing on’, said a little girl at last. shivered The emperor shivered as he thought the little girl was right. But he said, ‘The procession must go on.’ So he walked more proudly than ever as the people watched by. – Hans Christian Anderson New Words Word Meaning emperor weavers invisible procession looms pretended progress minister imposters stupid admit The Emperor’s New Clothes 3 A Good Play

Word Meaning design magnificent mantle exclaimed shivered Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) Whom did the emperor send first to check on the progress of the work? Ans.  2) What was the unique thing about the cloth that the weavers were weaving? Ans.   3) What did the two imposters do on the night before the procession? Ans.   B) Reference to context 4) ‘I cannot see anything.’ a) Who said these words? Ans.  b) What could the speaker not see? Ans.   c) What did the speaker think after this? Ans.  44

5) ‘The procession must go on.’ a) Who said the given line? Ans.  b) When did the speaker say this? Ans.  c) What did the speaker feel when he or she said the given line? Ans.  C) Answer the following 6) Number the events of the story in the order that they happened. a) The imposters asked the emperor to undress and pretended to  [    ] help him with one garment after another.  [    ] b) The emperor, accompanied by a number of chosen men, went  to meet the imposters. [    ] [    ] c) Once, there was an emperor who was very fond of new clothes. [    ] d) ‘But he has nothing on’, said a little girl at last.  e) I will never admit that I cannot see the cloth’, thought the old,  faithful minister.  PR Vocabulary Q Adages and proverbs An adage is an old and well-known saying that expresses a general truth. Examples: • A true friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out. • Eat to live, not live to eat. A proverb is a brief saying that gives advice about how people should live. It also expresses a belief that is generally thought to be true. Examples: • Two wrongs do not make a right. • The pen is mightier than the sword. The Emperor’s New Clothes 5 A Good Play

7) Now, read the following situations and write which proverbs or adages match the situations. A) Like father, like son. B) Prevention is better than cure. C) A friend in need is a friend indeed. D) Make hay while the Sun shines. a) Samar is facing difficulties at school. All his other friends have left him. Only Rehman supports him and helps him out. Ans.  b) Kaushik behaves just like his dad. He even looks a lot like him. Ans.  c) The shopkeeper kept his shop open for longer on the eve of Diwali. Thus, he could sell all his clothes. Ans.  d) Soha’s mother ensures that Soha covers up well before going out in the cold. In this way, Soha does not get sick. Ans.  I Feel 8) Is it all right to believe someone blindly without thinking and using one’s mind? Ans.   9) Why do you think only the little girl told the truth? Why didn’t anybody else say anything? Ans.    66

I Speak Get into pairs and read the following questions. Write down your thoughts, and then share them with your partner. Discuss each other’s answers. a) What kind of a person was the emperor? b) Do you think that the emperor got what he deserved? Give reasons for your answer. Divide your class into groups. Each group chooses a part of the story. One person becomes the narrator, and the rest of the group acts out the story as the narrator reads out the chosen part. Listen and Say Aloud Words emperor wonderful procession progress imposter exclaimed accompanied magnificent Word Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the words. c) a) b) f) d) e) i) g) h) The Emperor’s New Clothes 7 A Good Play

Language Game Start and stop Divide your class into groups of five. One group starts narrating the story, The Emperor’s New Clothes, in their own words. The teacher stops the group in between. The next group then continues retelling the story from that point onwards. The teacher then stops this group, and the third group takes on. The process continues until the end of the story. Listening Audio 11) What was the nickname given to King Ashoka because of his wickedness? Ans.   12) Which battle changed Ashoka’s life? Ans.  13) What policy did Ashoka adopt? Ans.  14) What did Ashoka do for the welfare of his people? Ans.     15) How did Ashoka address his people? Ans.   88

Connect the Dots Science Fun Find out how clothes are made. Describe the process in your own words. Maths Fun The weavers pretended to work for 8 hours every day. They took 12 days to complete their work. They started on a Monday and did not work on Sundays. How many hours did they pretend to work in all? A Note to Parent One lesson that we learn from the story ‘The Emperor’s New Clothes’ is that we must not be afraid to think and speak differently. Educate your child to always use their critical thinking skills. Teach them that it is important to use one’s wisdom while making decisions or trusting anybody. Invite your child to approach you to discuss all the important events and people in their lives. The Emperor’s New Clothes 9 A Good Play

2Lesson The Peaceful Warrior Peace and Harmony Warm Up • Do you get angry? Why or why not? • W hat happens when you are angry? Do you say or do things in anger that you feel bad about later? Many years ago, a few soldiers lived in Japan. They were good fighters and were very faithful to their masters. They lived disciplined lives and were called the ‘samurai’ warriors. Let us read the story of a samurai warrior who got angry and did something wrong. I Read O nce, a samurai warrior got angry with his ? Why did the master and, without thinking, killed him. He samurai run regretted his action, but the master was away? dead and gone. He knew that if he were scared to be caught, he would be put to death. He got very scared and ran away. He went from one place to another till he arrived at a small village. The regretted village was separated from the rest of the world by a mountain. The path across the mountain was narrow and dangerous. Many villagers had died 1100

while climbing it. The warrior decided to single-handedly carve a road through the mountain. He wanted to connect the village with the rest of the world and help the villagers. He worked from early morning to late evening. carve In four years, he had almost ?dug halfway into the How long did it take mountain. One morning, when the samurai to dig he was working hard in the halfway into the tunnel tunnel, a young man shouted mountain? his name. He asked the samurai to come out. The young man was the son of the man that the samurai had killed. He wanted to take revenge. ‘I deserve to die’, said the samurai. ‘Kill me if you want, but wait till I’ve completed this tunnel.’ The young man agreed to wait. He watched, fascinated, as the samurai worked hard day after day. The rocks that he was digging through were huge. At the end of a fascinated day’s work, it seemed that the rocks were untouched. The young man began to slowly develop respect for his enemy’s hard work and patience. After some time, the young man started to help the samurai. They dug and carried the rubble together. Many years passed, and both the men kept digging the mountain. And then, rubble one day, the two men broke through to the other side. Finally, the villagers were no longer alone. They could now easily connect with the rest of the world. ‘I am ready to die’, said the samurai, kneeling before the young man. ‘You can kill me now.’ The young man raised his sword with a cry, the blood sword rushing to his head. At last, he could take revenge for kneeling his father’s death. But he found that he could not kill the samurai. Slowly, he put his sword down. ‘You’re a killer’, he said. ‘But I’ve learnt a lot from you in the last few years. How can I harm my teacher?’ He dropped his sword and walked away. (Source: Adapted from ‘Learning from the Enemy’) The Peaceful Warrior 11 A Good Play

New Words Meaning Word regretted scared single-handedly carve tunnel revenge fascinated patience rubble kneeling sword I Speak Divide your class into groups of four. Discuss the following questions in each group. Then, share your point of view with the class. Later, all the groups should design a poster about peace. • If someone were to trouble you, what would you do? Give as many suggestions as possible. • What does the word ‘peace’ mean to you? • Why should we encourage peace? 1122

Character traits show what a person is on the inside. Character traits are reflected by the actions and the things that the character says. Given below are a few character traits: loyal, brave, hardworking, courageous, friendly, helpful, kind, disciplined, respectful, foolish, ungrateful Read the story carefully. According to you, what kind of a person was the samurai? Describe his character traits. Support your answer with a line from the story. Listen and Say Aloud Words samurai revenge sword kneel fascinated patience regretted rubble Sentence Dictation 1) Listen to your teacher and write the sentences. a)  b)  c)  d)  e)  Language Game Stand for peace, sit for war Your teacher has a list of words related to war and peace. He or she will read out one word at a time. You have to respond by standing up for words that mean ‘peace’ or The Peaceful Warrior 13 A Good Play

are related to peace and sitting for words that mean ‘war’ or are related to war. Your teacher also has prepared two columns with ‘Peace’ and ‘War’ as headings. After each word is read, your teacher will ask a student to write the word under the appropriate column. Listening Audio 2) What was the fee given by the swans for using the lake? [   ] a) a golden feather b) a golden coin c) five feathers d) five golden feathers 3) What did the homeless bird plan to do? [   ] a) go to a faraway land b) make the river its home c) compete with the other birds d) shoo away the other birds from the lake 4) Why did the golden swans refuse to give shelter to the homeless bird? [   ] a) because the bird was new to the lake b) because the golden swans were jealous c) because it did not have golden feathers d) because they were afraid of the bird 5) What did the homeless bird do after she was insulted by the swans? [   ] a) she cried b) she went to the king with her complaint c) she fought with the swans d) she flew away and never came back 6) How did the king punish the golden swans? [   ] a) he ordered them to leave the river b) he killed all of them c) he asked them to apologise d) he made them servants to the homeless bird 1144

Connect the Dots Maths Fun The samurai took 672 hours in total to carve a part of the road through the mountain. He worked for 6 hours every day. How many days did it take for him to complete the work? Social Studies Fun You know that the samurai were a warrior class of men. Did you know that women from samurai families were trained in martial arts? They were called ‘onnabugeisha’. They frequently participated in battles along with samurai men. A Note to Parent In India, there was a man named Dashrath Manjhi who cut a road through a mountain in memory of his wife. Given below is the Wikipedia link that tells the story of his life. Tell your child about Dashrath Manjhi. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DashrathManjhi The Peaceful Warrior 15 A Good Play

3Lesson Indian Weavers Our Country Warm Up • Who do you think makes your clothes? Where do you buy your clothes from? • D escribe the different types of clothes that you wear at different places or for different occasions. About the Poet Sarojini Naidu (1879–1949) was a great patriot, freedom fighter and a poet of modern India. She was born in Hyderabad to a Bengali family. She studied in Chennai, London and Cambridge. She is known as the ‘Nightingale of India’ because of her contributions to poetry. Her poetry includes children’s poems, nature poems, patriotic poems and poems of love and death. Let us read a poem about the weavers of India who make clothes for us. I Read halcyon WEAVERS, weaving at break of day, gay Why do you weave a garment so gay? Blue as the wing of a halcyon wild, We weave the robes of a newborn child. 1166

plumes Weavers, weaving at fall of night, ? What is the blue Why do you weave a garment so bright? ? of the garment Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green, compared to? We weave the marriage veils of a queen. Whose marriage Weavers, weaving solemn and still, veils do the What do you weave in the moonlight chill? weavers weave? White as a feather and white as a cloud, We weave a dead man’s funeral shroud. – Sarojini Naidu New Words Word Meaning gay halcyon plumes solemn funeral shroud Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) At what times of the day do the weavers weave? Ans.  2) W hat garments do the weavers weave for the newborn child? How do the garments look? Ans.  Indian Weavers 17 A Good Play

3) Which bird’s plumes do the queen’s marriage veils look like? Ans.  B) Reference to context 4) ‘Weavers, weaving at fall of night, Why do you weave a garment so bright?’ a) Whom do the weavers weave the bright garment for? Ans.   b) Describe the bright garment. Ans.   c) What will the wearer of the garment use it for? Ans.   5) ‘Weavers, weaving solemn and still, What do you weave in the moonlight chill?’ a) What are the weavers weaving in the moonlight chill? Ans.   b) What does the garment or thing look like? Ans.   c) Why are the weavers solemn? Ans.   C) Answer the following 6) Fill in the blanks with words from the poem. a) ________________, weaving at break of day. 1188

b) Blue as the wing of a ________________ wild. c) Weavers, weaving ________________ and still, d) What do you weave in the ________________ chill? e) We weave a dead man’s ________________ shroud. PR Vocabulary Q Compound words A compound word is formed when two different += words are joined to make a new word. There are three forms of compound words. jelly fish jellyfish Closed form Hyphenated form Open form The words are blended or mixed and written as a The words are simply joined The words are closely single word. by a hyphen or hyphens. associated and convey Examples: one idea or meaning. • lifeless However, they are spelt as • outdoors separate words. Examples: Examples: • two-dimensional • wooden dolls • cut-outs • glove puppets 7) L ook at the puzzle grid. Pick out the four pairs of compound words and write them below. light bee board skate horse house hive star fish a) _______________________ b) _______________________ c) _______________________ d) _______________________ Indian Weavers 19 A Good Play

I Feel 8) Do you think that the job of a weaver is unimportant and does not need to be respected? According to you, are a few occupations more important and respectful than the others? Explain your answer. Ans.     9) The poem ‘Indian Weavers’ is a rhyming poem. However, many poems do not contain rhymes. Do you prefer poems with rhymes or without? Why? Ans.     I Speak Get into pairs. With your partners, discuss the other occupations that people in our country take up. Keep in mind that you need to discuss how these people help us through their occupations. farmer tea seller fisher 2200

Example: Doctors treat people and keep the people of our country healthy and safe. They provide important services in healthcare. There are many skilled crafts that you can learn. Given a choice, which of these crafts from the following list would you like to learn? When you grow up, would you like to pursue it as a full-time job? Why or why not? Discuss with your classmates. painting, weaving, carpentry, cooking, pottery, clay modelling or others Listen and Say Aloud Word Rhyming word Word Rhyming word day gay wild child night bright green queen still chill cloud shroud Word Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the words. c) a) b) f) d) e) i) g) h) Language Game Similes A simile is a literary device that is used for direct comparison between two things. We usually use the words ‘like’ or ‘as’ to compare things using this figure of speech. Indian Weavers 21 A Good Play

Examples: • Like the plumes of a peacock, purple and green Here, the marriage veils of a queen are compared to the plumes of a peacock using the word ‘like’. • White as a feather and white as a cloud Here, the white funeral shroud is compared to white feathers and clouds using the word ‘as’. Now, form pairs and complete the following popular similes by matching the phrases from Column A to the correct phrases in Column B. Column A Column B a) as cool as     A) a fox b) as cunning as   B) a lamb c) as gentle as    C) chalk from cheese d) as different as   D) a cucumber Listening Audio 11) W hat is your idea of peace? Write a few lines on what you understand from the song ‘Imagine’ that you have just heard.         2222

Connect the Dots Maths Fun A weaver weaves clothes for 4 hours every day. He weaves 16 garments every day. How many garments does he weave in an hour? How many minutes does he have for each garment? Social Studies Fun Weavers weave clothes on a device called the loom. The first weaving loom was invented in 1801 by a man named Jacquard Looms. A handloom is the traditional loom that powerloom handloom weavers used in their homes. However, because of industrialisation, modern looms called ‘powerlooms’ have become popular. This has made weavers lose their jobs. Look at the given pictures of a handloom and a powerloom. A Note to Parent Tell your child about the different occupations in our country. Ensure that you give equal importance to all kinds of occupations. Include a mix of occupations such as engineers, sweepers, fishers, lawyers, scientists, teachers, barbers and so on. Teach your child to respect and understand the value of all types of occupations and services. Indian Weavers 23 A Good Play

4Lesson The Man Who Never Lied Art and Culture Warm Up • Do you think people lie? Why or why not? • Have you ever lied and got into trouble? Share an incident. Let us read a story of a man who never lied. I Read Once upon a time, there was a wise man named Abu who never lied. All the people in the land knew about his honesty. The king heard about Abu and wanted to meet him. ? What did the king He ordered his guards to bring Abu to the palace. The order his guards to king asked, ‘Abu, is it really true that you have never do? lied?’ ‘It’s true, your majesty’, Abu replied. ‘And for the rest of your life, you will never lie?’ asked the king. ‘I am absolutely sure about that, your majesty.’ ‘All right, continue to tell the truth, but be careful! A lie is cunning, and it can slip off your tongue easily.’ 2244

After a few days, the king called Abu to his palace again. When Abu arrived, the king was about to leave on a hunting trip. There was a big crowd near the palace. The king was holding his horse by its mane mane, and his left foot was in the stirrup. He ordered Abu, ‘I want you to go to my stirrup summer palace where the queen lives. Tell the queen that I will join her for lunch today. Ask her to prepare a big banquet. You will also have lunch with me.’ Abu bowed respectfully and went to see the queen. banquet The king laughed behind Abu’s back and said, ‘We won’t go hunting now. So, whatever Abu tells the queen will be a lie. Tomorrow, we will make fun of him and enjoy!’ But Abu was a wise man. He went to the palace and told the queen, ‘Your majesty, maybe you should prepare a big feast for lunch or maybe you shouldn’t. Maybe the king will come by noon or maybe he won’t.’ ‘Tell me for sure. Will he come or not?’ asked the queen. ‘I do not know whether he put his right foot in the stirrup or his left foot on the ground after I left, my queen’, replied Abu. ‘Maybe he will come, maybe he won’t.’ Everyone waited for the king at the summer ? Where was everyone palace. He came the next day and said to the waiting for the king? queen, ‘The wise Abu, who says he never lies, actually lied to you yesterday.’ But when the queen told him what Abu had said, the king realised that Abu was a wise man who meant what he said. Abu never lied and only spoke about things that he saw with his own eyes. – an African folktale New Words Word Meaning cunning mane stirrup banquet The Man Who Never Lied 25 A Good Play

Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) What did the king ask when Abu came to the palace? Ans.   2) What did Abu tell the queen? Ans.    3) How did the king plan to make Abu lie? Was he successful in his plan? Why or why not? Ans.     B) Reference to context 4) ‘And for the rest of your life, you will never lie?’ a) Who says this and to whom? Ans.  b) Why did the speaker ask this question? Ans.  c) What reply did the speaker receive for the question? Ans.  5) ‘Tell me for sure. Will he come or not?’ a) Who is the speaker? Ans.  2266

b) Who is the listener? Ans.  c) Why did the speaker ask this question? Ans.   C) Answer the following 6) Write whether the statements are true or false. a) Abu was popular because he always spoke the truth. ______________ b) The king called Abu to his court to know more about his personality. ______________ c) The queen understood Abu’s message very well.  ______________ d) Abu stated the things that he saw with his own eyes.  ______________ e) The king tricked Abu into speaking a lie.  ______________ RP Vocabulary Q Collocations Collocations are pairs or groups of words that are often used together. These combinations just sound right to people who speak English. For example, native English speakers would say: • ‘the fast train’ and not the ‘quick train’ • ‘a quick shower’ and not ‘a fast shower’ • ‘fast food’ and not ‘quick food’ • ‘a quick meal’ and not ‘a fast meal’ 7) Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words that complete the collocations. a) If you park in this place, you will have to _________________________ a fine. A) pay B) take C) give b) Few people can _________________________ a secret. A) keep B) save C) have The Man Who Never Lied 27 A Good Play

c) Ram did not _________________________ a lie. A) say B) tell C) speak d) Sona _________________________ in touch with her friends. A) keeps B) saves C) have I Feel 8) Do you think that Abu was a wise man? Why or why not? Ans.     9) Do you think that honesty is the best policy? Why or why not? Ans.     I Speak Form two groups in your class. Discuss points for and against the proverb, ‘Honesty is the best policy’. Then, have a debate in class on this topic. Remember, you must argue only for the side that you are on. Give examples from your lives to prove your points. Divide your class into groups of three. Write down lines for the king, the queen and Abu. Read the lines aloud, and enact the parts of the king, the queen and Abu. Use appropriate voice modulation and body language to play your roles. 2288

Listen and Say Aloud Tongue twisters are a great way to practise and improve pronunciation. Given below are a few tongue twisters. Say them as fast as you can. • I scream, you scream, we all scream ‘ice cream’. • She sells seashells on the seashore. • He threw three free throws. • V incent, the very vivacious vacuuming vampire, visited Victor von Viking, the vegetarian vampire, vacationing in Valentine Valley. Sentence Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the sentences. a)  b)  c)  d)  e)  The Man Who Never Lied 29 A Good Play

Language Game Spot the differences! There are 12 differences between the two pictures of the rooster. Get into pairs, and try to spot all 12 differences. Try to be the first to finish. Remember that you must describe all the 12 differences in complete sentences to win. Listening Audio [   ] [   ] 11) How are feathers arranged on the penguins’ bodies? a) in circular patterns b) in rows c) in columns d) without any pattern 12) For how long can penguins be at sea?  a) for 7 days b) for 15 days c) for months d) for 2 days 3300

13) What is a penguin’s source of food? [   ] a) fish b) leaves [   ] c) meat d) shrimps [   ] 14) What is the main difference between penguins and other birds? a) their colour b) they can walk c) they can swim d) they have solid bones 15) Which of the following describes penguins’ feet? a) webbed feet b) flippers, not feet c) flat feet with toes d) scaly feet with claws Connect the Dots Maths Fun ‘The Man Who Never Lied’ is an African folktale. The distance between Africa and India is 8,242 km. Find out the sum of the smallest and largest numbers that you can make using the digits of this number. Science Fun Have you heard of Pinocchio, the boy from the famous book, The Adventures of Pinocchio? Every time he lied, his nose grew a little longer! But that doesn’t really happen, does it? Scientists have done a lot of research to discover how people behave when they lie. Here are two common signs that show that a person is lying: • The person avoids eye contact. • The person behaves differently from how they would otherwise. A Note to Parent Encourage the value of honesty in your child. This is done best by being honest with them. The Man Who Never Lied 31 A Good Play

5Lesson The Lady of the Forest Animals and Plants Warm Up • Do you like animals? • If given a chance, would you like to work with animals all your lives? Why or why not? Let us read the story of Jane Goodall, who spent all her life studying chimpanzees. I Read Have you ever wondered about the animals in forests? How do they live there? What do they eat? For how long do they live? Jane Goodall was a woman who spent ?her entire life studying chimpanzees. Where did Jane She was born on 3rd April 1934 in London, Goodall grow up? England. Her father was a businessman, and her mother was a writer. chimpanzees When she was a child, Jane’s father gifted her a life-like chimpanzee stuffed toy. She named it ‘Jubilee’. She developed a love for animals and chimpanzees because of that toy. In her free time, she used to observe birds and animals and read books about them. Jane began to dream of going to Africa. She wanted to study her favourite animals in the wild. 3322

Africa After finishing college, Jane started working small jobs. She wanted to save money to make her dream come true. Her dream did come true. She was invited by a childhood friend to visit their farm in Kenya. In Africa, she met the famous archaeologist, Louis Leakey. He offered archaeologist her a job of studying chimpanzees. Jane was very excited. She moved to the Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania and began observing chimpanzees. Studying chimpanzees When Jane began studying chimpanzees in 1960, she When did Jane ?did not know much about them. She did not know about start studying their behaviour or how to study them. chimpanzees? The first time she tried to observe a group of chimpanzees, they got scared and ran away. After trying and failing, she found a way to observe threaten them in a manner that did not threaten them. After two years of seeing her every day, they became comfortable with her. They often came to her for bananas. Jane spent the next forty years of her life studying chimpanzees. She found many new and interesting things about them. For example, she realised that each chimpanzee was unique. Each one had its own likes and dislikes. Impact and contribution unique In 1977, Jane established the Jane Goodall Institute. It supports the environment and protects endangered animals. She has won several awards for her efforts to protect chimpanzees. Jane has written many articles and books about her experiences with chimpanzees. Her famous books include In the Shadow of Man, The Chimpanzees of Gombe and 40 Years at Gombe. Jane has written about being kind to all kinds of animals. This is especially true for farm animals. She writes that farm animals are far more aware and intelligent than we can ever imagine. They have rights and deserve our respect. She asks all of us – if we don’t stand up to help animals, who will? New Words Word Meaning studying The Lady of the Forest 33 A Good Play

Word Meaning chimpanzees wild jobs archaeologist threaten unique endangered I Speak Interview your partner about what he or she would like to become when they grow up and why. Take five minutes to prepare your questions. Ask at least five questions. Frame questions using ‘what’, ‘where’, ‘when’, ‘why’ and ‘how’. You have read a lesson about the life of Jane Goodall. Now, make a list of all the facts that you find interesting about her life. Speak about her life, and share your thoughts on what you like most about her life and work. Would you like to lead a life like hers? Why or why not? Listen and Say Aloud Words with one syllable Words with two syllables eat spent visit sometimes long love forest wonder 3344

Word Dictation c) f) 1) Listen to your teacher and write the words. i) a) b) d) e) g) h) Language Game Word search Find the names of different types of apes and monkeys in the word search. I MY RM I S UA J UCN SM Words to look for: MDQ F W S S P E RO E CDA BABOON R NN T H KOP HHQP UNN CHIMPANZEE AHH K N R AA J EOPOHD LANGUR N Y CCUG Z D T E XQY Z R MANDRILL O T U ECH I MPAN Z E E I ORANGUTAN B I UC TWSGBAKHDP L OR ANGU T ANADA F X L A F HW P R I VWC B P Z V Z S I VMU E J PM I VO T R C T S Z GU A I F DDOVOR K I GN J V X D F A E AQ S NM I A OW L H D Y I Q K J I Y R L J L SMX F K L A E Y Y H B G I Q T D B I AONGV VQH The Lady of the Forest 35 A Good Play

Listening Audio 2) What was Mrs Shastri doing when the thief came in? Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 3) What did she do when she heard a loud noise? Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 4) What was the thief doing when Mrs Shastri saw him? Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 5) What was the thief wearing? Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 6) What did the thief steal? Ans. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Connect the Dots Maths Fun Here are a few facts about Jane Goodall: • published In the Shadow of Man in 1971 • born in 1934 • went to university in 1962 • started work in Africa in 1957 Arrange these life events in ascending order, and say which events happened first and last. 3366

Science Fun Did you know that when chimpanzees feel sick, they know what plants they should eat to make themselves feel better? A Note to Parent Sensitise your child to the importance of protecting and respecting their natural surroundings. This includes both plants and animals. The Lady of the Forest 37 A Good Play

6Lesson To Sleep The World Around Us Warm Up • For how many hours do you sleep every night? • What would happen if you don’t sleep for a night? About the Poet William Wordsworth (1770–1850) was an important poet in English Literature. Many people think that ‘The Prelude’, an autobiographical poem of his early years, is his masterpiece. Wordsworth was England’s official poet from 1843 until his death in 1850. Let us read a poem in which the poet is unable to sleep for many nights and see how he feels. I Read ? How do the sheep pass by? A flock of sheep that leisurely pass by, One after one; the sound of rain, and bees leisurely murmuring Murmuring; the fall of rivers, winds and seas, Smooth fields, white sheets of water, and pure sky; 3388

melodies I have thought of all by turns, and yet do lie orchard melancholy Sleepless! and soon the small birds’ melodies Must hear, first uttered from my orchard trees; And the first cuckoo’s melancholy cry. ? How many Even thus last night, and two nights more, I lay, nights has the And could not win thee, Sleep! By any stealth: poet been So do not let me wear to-night away: unable to sleep? Without Thee what is all the morning’s wealth? stealth barrier Come, blessed barrier between day and day, Dear mother of fresh thoughts and joyous health! – William Wordsworth joyous New Words Word Meaning leisurely murmuring melodies uttered orchard melancholy stealth wear away thee barrier joyous To Sleep 39 A GoTodSlPeleapy

Literature Comprehension A) Direct questions and answers 1) What are the things that the poet thinks about when he is unable to sleep? Ans.     2) According to the poet, what is the barrier that comes between a day and another? Ans.   3) Why does the poet think that sleep is important? Ans.    B) Reference to context 4) ‘I have thought of all by turns and still I lie Sleepless; and soon the small birds’ melodies Must hear, first uttered from my orchard trees,’ a) What sound is the speaker describing in these lines? Ans.  b) Which place is being referred to in these lines? Ans.  c) When does the poet hear sounds in these lines? Ans.  4400

5) ‘So do not let me wear tonight away: Without thee what is all the morning’s wealth?’ a) Who is being directly addressed in these lines? Ans.  b) What is the poet’s request? Ans.    c) What does ‘morning’s wealth’ refer to in this stanza? Ans.  C) Answer the following 6) Fill in the blanks by choosing from the options given in the box below. turns    sleep    melodies    joyous    sheep a) The poet counts ____________________ that pass by. b) While going to bed, the poet thinks of different things taking ____________________. c) T he poet hears the small birds’ ____________________ from the trees in the orchard. d) Night after night, the poet is unable to ____________________. e) In the poem, the poet states that sleep is important for ____________________ health. RP Vocabulary Q Antonyms An antonym is a word that has the opposite meaning of a given word. You have come across the word ‘night’ in the poem. The antonym of ‘night’ is ‘day’. To Sleep 41 A GoTodSlPeleapy

Here are a few examples of antonyms. • wide  narrow • friend  enemy failure • straight  crooked • success  7) Fill in the blanks with the correct antonyms of the words in the brackets. a) It is very __________________________ here. (cool) A) cold B) warm C) sleepy D) wet b) Please meet me __________________________ dinner. (after) A) during B) at C) before D) eating c) __________________________ the stairs carefully. (descend) A) ascend B) assent C) accept D) climb down d) This dress is very __________________________. (cheap) A) light B) cold C) expensive D) inexpensive I Feel 8) D o you think that you need a good night’s sleep every night? Give reasons for your answer. Ans.     9) Describe a time when you slept very late. What were you doing? How did it affect you the next day? Ans.     4422

I Speak Something that gives us sleepless nights is horror stories! Tell your partner a very scary horror story. Listen to the story that your partner tells you. Decide whose story is scarier. There are many poems about sleep. Learn the one below and recite it with proper expression in front of your class. The Moon Is Shining Bright The Moon is shining bright, The Sun is now nowhere in sight. The stars are twinkling with all their might, While there’s darkness outside, left and right. So let us now turn off the light, And wish each other a very good night. Listen and Say Aloud Word Rhyming word Word Rhyming word by sky melodies trees seas bees cry lay away, day lie stealth wealth, health Sentence Dictation 10) Listen to your teacher and write the sentences. a)  b)  c)  d)  e)  To Sleep 43 A GoTodSlPeleapy

Language Game Chinese whispers Do you know how to play Chinese whispers? Sit in a circle. One person starts the game by whispering something to the person to his or her right. Once the message is passed on, see if the same message comes back to the person who started it. Remember: • Try to say something funny. • Don’t be too loud – no one else should hear you. • Listen carefully when the message is being whispered to you. Listening Audio 11) For how long should you wash your hands? [   ] a) for five minutes b) till the count of 20 [   ] c) for three minutes d) till the count of five [   ] [   ] 12) Why shouldn’t we share water bottles? a) chances of spreading germs b) water differs from house to house c) many water bottles are not clean d) water bottles can break 13) What should you do when you have a fever? a) go outdoors b) play with your best friends c) stay at home d) eat junk food 14) Why should we eat fruits and vegetables in plenty? a) to boost our immune system b) they make one sick c) they weaken our immune system d) they are cheap to buy 4444

15) For how many hours should we sleep every day? [   ] a) six hours b) two hours c) seven hours d) eight hours Connect the Dots Maths Fun Counting sheep is a mental exercise to put oneself to sleep. The poet was also trying this mental exercise in the poem. Say the number names of the numbers on the sheep in the picture. Science Fun You know that many animals such as bears, squirrels, bats, frogs and snakes hibernate during the winter. Did you know that they get ready to hibernate by eating a lot before winter? Their heartbeat and breath also slow down during hibernation. A Note to Parent One of the most important factors in a child’s development is ample rest. Global standards estimate that a 9-year-old child needs up to 10 hours of sleep every night to develop well. Ensure that your child gets enough rest each night. This comes through following a strict bedtime. Make sure that you impress upon your child the need for a good night-time sleep so that it becomes a habit. To Sleep 45 A GoTodSlPeleapy

7Lesson Puppet Traditions of India Media Warm Up • Y ou must have seen plays and dances on stage during the annual day at school. Have you participated in any of these performances? Share your experiences. • Have you ever seen a puppet show? What did you like about it? Let us now read about the rich puppet traditions of India. I Read We all love stories, don’t we? Just as there are many stories, there are various ways of telling them. You can read a story in a storybook, or you can watch one on television. We hear stories from our friends and watch a story performed in the theatre. Many of these ways of storytelling are very old; they have become what we call traditions. In which category of storytelling do you think puppetry What do we call falls? And how old do you think is this tradition? a person who controls puppets? ?Do you know what a puppet is? Very simply, a puppet is a doll that is brought to life by a storyteller to narrate a story. The person who controls the doll is called the puppeteer or ‘sutradhar’. The doll can be made out of any material, such as wood, cloth, clay and so on. The puppeteer moves the doll using strings, rods and his hands. It is believed that puppetry began in 4466